Primary Tumors of the Suprarenal Capsule with Especial Reference to Adrenal Virilism

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Abstract
The pathology is presented, with especial reference to the 2 major types of tumor the medullary neuroblastoma and the cortical cell tumor, which may occur either as a benign adenoma or as a malignant true hypernephroma. A brief note on embryology of the adrenal helps to explain the difference in types of tumors. A short treatise of the literature relating to adrenal virilism and tumors of the adrenal cortex is given. A case report, with its related histo-pathology, is taken up, illustrating the intimate relationship of this type of tumor to pseudo-hermaphro-ditism in the [female] .